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(Adnkronos) – Donald Trump did it again. Or at least so claim his critics, who for years have accused him of a certain tendency to “fall asleep on the job.” This time the office was not the Oval Office, but the private

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday adopted a bill that criminalizes vandalism of the Japanese national flag. The bill, based on the coalition agreement between the party and its partner, the Japan Innovation Party, was approved at

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday unveiled “Luna Azul” as the name of its new overnight limited express train, set to debut in fiscal 2027. The name, Spanish for “blue moon,” was chosen to convey

(Adnkronos) – Italy on Tuesday reaffirmed its backing for multilateralism, repeating that it will not carry out any solo mission in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz and will only send vessels to patrol the key shipping route under “a European Union or

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday requested revisions to the government’s bill to reform the country’s retrial system, including allowing the disclosure of evidence lists to the defense. The government bill calls for disclosing evidence lists only

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The leaders and vice leaders of both chambers of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, will seek political parties’ approval as early as Wednesday for a draft proposal on measures to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members. If

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is looking at a proposal to automatically reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives if a ruling-opposition panel fails to reach a deal within a year. The proposal,

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government is cautious about closer military ties between China and North Korea following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s latest visit to Pyongyang. Tokyo believes that the security environment surrounding Japan would become more severe if North Korea

(Adnkronos) – A student has been arrested by Manchester police on suspicion of stabbing three classmates. Greater Manchester police announced this, while local media report that the arrested child is only 12 years old and one of the victims is 11.  Police

(Adnkronos) – Tehran’s Football Federation has accused the United States of revoking, just days before the start of the World Cup, the quota of tickets allocated to Iranian national team fans for the group stage matches. In a statement, the Football Federation